This easy pasta recipe uses prepared chicken sausages and fresh bell peppers in a delicate garlic butter sauce. Fresh peppery arugula and parmesan cheese finish the dish. This elegant recipe is simple enough to make in a vacation rental kitchen in a skillet on the stovetop or on a sheet pan in the oven!
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 25 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 30 minutesminutes
YIELD 6servings
Ingredients
1(16 oz) box of pastapenne or linguine
1package(4 links) flavored chicken sausages
1red bell peppersliced
1tbspolive oil
1tbspminced garlic
5tbspbutter
4cupsarugula
Grated or shredded parmesan for servingoptional
Instructions
Fill a large pasta pot 2/3 full with water and bring to a boil. Cook the pasta for the lowest time listed on the box. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, cut the chicken sausages into slices on an angle.
Add the olive oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken sausages. Stir them together and cook until the sausages begin to brown. Be sure to flip the sausages so they brown evenly on both sides.
Add the peppers to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes or until the peppers begin to soften. Add the garlic and stir to toss. Cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
Add the butter to the skillet and melt.
Add the pasta to the skillet and toss to coat with the butter. (If your skillet isn't large enough, scrape the sausages, peppers, and sauce into the pasta pot and toss the pasta there.)
Add the arugula to the skillet a few handfuls at a time and toss with the pasta. The arugula should just begin to wilt.
Serve immediately with parmesan on top if desired.
Recipe Notes
Sheet Pan Instructions
If you prefer to roast the sausage and peppers in the oven, preheat the oven to 400°F.Toss the sausage and peppers in olive oil and lay them in a single layer on a large sheet pan.Roast them for 20 minutes or until the peppers have softened and charred. Be sure to toss them half way through the cooking time.You can melt the butter in the pasta pot after the pasta has been drained. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant.Then add the pasta, roasted sausage and peppers and toss together. Add the arugula and stir it in and let it wilt for 1 minute.